Ouray leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Ouray typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ouray, ~15% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ouray compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ouray leans more Republican than 2 of 22 neighbors.
Ouray runs about 21 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ouray. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Ouray leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ouray, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Ouray hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Utah average of 31%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Ouray, UT does.
Why turnout in Ouray looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ouray is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Ouray report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ouray sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Duchesne, UT R+29
- Ballard, UT R+71
- Leeton, UT R+36
- Gusher, UT R+62
- Roosevelt, UT R+72
- Tridell, UT R+52
- Randlett, UT R+55
- Lapoint, UT R+56
- Myton, UT R+84
- Cedarview, UT R+84
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nolin, KY R+64
- Talmage, UT R+76
- South Prairie, WA R+38
- Jet, OK R+73
- Mooreville, TX R+68
- Hickory Plains, AR R+72
- Tiffany, CO R+38
- Hadensville, KY R+50
- Synarep, WA R+31
- Shulls Mill, NC D+3
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.